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Police Thwart Robbery Of Company on Calle 50

TVN Noticias - Police units in the are of Calle 50, through the use of video surveillance cameras, foiled an attempted robbery on Monday night of a car dealership located on Calle 50. Police Sub Commissioner Rigoberto Feulleibois, who is the head of the police officers responsible for the western part of Panama City, said "that the video surveillance cameras of the National Police detected an abnormal movement in front of this company and a police unit was dispatched to see what was happening." The police deployed special operation units from their "Police Action Group" (GAP) as well as regular units, which stopped a subject armed with a knife who intended to steal money from a safe. GAP units searched the building but failed to find the suspect. One of the employees was injured in the hand and was taken to a hospital for medical care. The police continued to operate in the area, searching for the suspect. Calle 50 was closed for several minutes while police searched the buildings of the company.